Question Gigabyte BIOS, disabled on-board graphics, now no graphics

[hobkirk]

I am building the PC so I can use my GTX 950 - I know you are jealous!

1. The BIOS has settings for graphics preferred: "PCIe 1 slot" or IGFX (onboard graphics)
2. I got no display from my GTX using PCIe preferred (dozens of reboots), so I switched to MB graphics (dozens...)
3. I prepped a USB w/ BIOS F9 (latest) and planned to re-flash. But...
4. I saw an option to DISABLE THE LOCAL GRAPHICS - maybe I should try that first...
5. BAD IDEA!

Any option other than wipe out CMOS (?) memory?

• Disconnect power, short the BAT pins for 10 seconds (I think)

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THANKS

GA B250M DS3H, i5 6500, GTX card worked fine in a defective MSI B250M Gaming Pro MB earlier today

 

[bmockeg]

I am building the PC so I can use my GTX 950 - I know you are jealous!

1. The BIOS has settings for graphics preferred: "PCIe 1 slot" or IGFX (onboard graphics)
2. I got no display from my GTX using PCIe preferred (dozens of reboots), so I switched to MB graphics (dozens...)
3. I prepped a USB w/ BIOS F9 (latest) and planned to re-flash. But...
4. I saw an option to DISABLE THE LOCAL GRAPHICS - maybe I should try that first...
5. BAD IDEA!

Any option other than wipe out CMOS (?) memory?

• Disconnect power, short the BAT pins for 10 seconds (I think)

,
THANKS

GA B250M DS3H, i5 6500, GTX card worked fine in a defective MSI B250M Gaming Pro MB earlier today

Clear CMOS or buy a new board, only options.

 

[hobkirk]

Clear CMOS or buy a new board, only options.

Thanks... I was hoping against

 

[bmockeg]

Well if you could get a pcie GPU to work then that would solve it as well.

 

[hobkirk]

Everything works perfectly (I think) - EXCEPT the PCIe slots.

• In slot 1 (16 and the default V card slot per the BIOS) I've tried 2 video cards: a GTX 950 (that worked this AM on another B250M MB) and an old piece of junk (because I had it) - NO SIGNAL
• In slot 2 I tried an old USB 3.0 adapter (nothing registered)
• I flashed to the newest BIOS

If I want to use a GTX graphics card, I need a new MB right?

Gigabyte B250M AS3H

 

[rgd1101]

New build? check for bend pin on the motherboard socket?

 

[Mickieg1994]

Everything works perfectly (I think) - EXCEPT the PCIe slots.

• In slot 1 (16 and the default V card slot per the BIOS) I've tried 2 video cards: a GTX 950 (that worked this AM on another B250M MB) and an old piece of junk (because I had it) - NO SIGNAL
• In slot 2 I tried an old USB 3.0 adapter (nothing registered)
• I flashed to the newest BIOS

If I want to use a GTX graphics card, I need a new MB right?

Gigabyte B250M AS3H

All Graphics cards use the same Pcie connector and so far as i know are compatible with every type of motherboard